28 June 2012

The new Egyptian first lady

"...to some in the westernized elite, she (naglaa) stands for a backwardness and provincialism that they fear from the Islamists of the Muslim Brotherhood.

“I can’t call her a first lady under any circumstances,” complained Ahmed Salah, 29, a banker having coffee with his friends on the Nile island of Zamalek. “She can’t be an image for the ‘ladies’ of Egypt.”

Her image has become the subject of a rancorous debate on Web sites and in newspapers. A column in the newspaper El Fagr asked incredulously: How could she receive world leaders and still adhere to her traditional Islamic standards of modesty? “Don’t look at her. Don’t shake hands with her,” the paper suggested, calling it a “comic scenario.” NY Times

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"Never judge a book by it cover." "Still waters run deep." "It's a lifestyle choice."

Sure! Sure it is! They left LA for a return to this lifestyle. Well, maybe that is understandable. pl

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"...to some in the westernized elite, she (naglaa) stands for a backwardness and provincialism that they fear from the Islamists of the Muslim Brotherhood.

“I can’t call her a first lady under any circumstances,” complained Ahmed Salah, 29, a banker having coffee with his friends on the Nile island of Zamalek. “She can’t be an image for the ‘ladies’ of Egypt.”

Her image has become the subject of a rancorous debate on Web sites and in newspapers. A column in the newspaper El Fagr asked incredulously: How could she receive world leaders and still adhere to her traditional Islamic standards of modesty? “Don’t look at her. Don’t shake hands with her,” the paper suggested, calling it a “comic scenario.” NY Times

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"Never judge a book by it cover." "Still waters run deep." "It's a lifestyle choice."

Sure! Sure it is! They left LA for a return to this lifestyle. Well, maybe that is understandable. pl